Amjed Ali

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Independent investigation into
the death of Mr Amjed Ali,
a prisoner at HMP Moorland,
on 22 September 2025
A report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
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1. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman aims to make a significant contribution to
safer, fairer custody and community supervision. One of the most important ways in
which we work towards that aim is by carrying out independent investigations into
deaths, due to any cause, of prisoners, young people in detention, residents of
approved premises and detainees in immigration centres.
2. If my office is to best assist His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in
ensuring the standard of care received by those within service remit is appropriate,
our recommendations should be focused, evidenced and viable. This is especially
the case if there is evidence of systemic failure.
3. On 28 March 2024, Mr Amjed Ali was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape. He
died from brain cancer on 22 September 2025, while a prisoner at HMP Moorland.
He was 45 years old. We offer our condolences to Mr Ali’s family and friends.
4. The Ombudsman’s office wrote to Mr Ali’s next of kin to explain the investigation
and to ask if they had any matters they wanted us to consider. They did not
respond.
5. NHS England commissioned an independent clinical reviewer to review Mr Ali’s
clinical care at HMP Moorland. The clinical review is attached as Annex 1.
6. The clinical reviewer concluded that the clinical care that Mr Ali received at
Moorland was of a reasonable standard and was at least equivalent to that which
he could have expected to receive in the community. He found that healthcare
appropriately created care plans to ensure that Mr Ali’s healthcare needs were met.
He made no clinical recommendations.
7. The PPO investigator investigated the non-clinical issues relating to Mr Ali’s care.
8. We did not identify any non-clinical issues of concern and we make no
recommendations.
9. The initial report was shared with HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
HMPPS did not find any factual inaccuracies.
10. At an inquest held on 7 April 2026, the Coroner concluded that Mr X died of natural
causes.
Adrian Usher April 2026
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
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